flies

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

//flaɪz//

The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.

noun

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Also a form of flyplural of fly

noun

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The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
[…] I was born in the dressing-room, suckled in the flies, educated in the lobby, and brought up in the property-room […]
Hung from the “flies” in air, She acts a palpable lie, She’s as little a fairy there As unpoetical I!
One of the staff was up in the flies fixing the weight for the mast. The head mechanist and Ted Gascoigne were down below on the stage, having an argument. Suddenly, the gentleman in the flies got all careless and dropped the weight.

verb

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Also a form of flythird-person singular simple present indicative of fly

flexible · Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be…flick · A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.Flick · A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.

flies · The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.

flight · The act of flying; the ability to fly.fling · An act of throwing, often violently.Fling · A surname.

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